On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 8:05 AM, sebb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Removal of a *public* interface/method/class means that the API is not > compatible, as it is not possible to replace the jar without breaking > classes that use these items. >
I guess I was thinking of the situation where you'd have two versions of the same jar on the classpath. Obviously the fact that an entire class/interface is gone would mean that a particular version of a library isn't backwards compatible. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]